Program Term Archive
Animals in Laboratories
OLAW Oversight Fails to Protect Mice in Research
Animals in LaboratoriesInstitutions that receive Public Health Service (PHS) funding and conduct research using live vertebrate animals are required by law to have an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) that...
Beastly
Animals in Laboratories, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeKeggie Carew’s background is not in science (her career started in contemporary art), and it shows. Her book, Beastly: The 40,000-Year Story of Animals and Us, is not the first book...
Care Standards Considered for Cephalopods
Animals in LaboratoriesCurrently, there is no federal oversight of the use of invertebrates in research in the United States. In a welcome move, the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Laboratory Animal...
Horseshoe Crabs May See Relief from Toxin Testing
Animals in LaboratoriesHundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs are used for endotoxin testing in the United States each year, bled for their blood’s ability to clot in the presence of toxins. An...
3D Printing for Conservation
Animals in LaboratoriesIn 2020, Drs. Constance Woodman and Giridhar Athrey of Texas A&M University were awarded an AWI Refinement Research Award for a study investigating the toxicity of various 3D printing materials...
In Lucrative Primate Trade, Enforcing the Law Makes Industry Cry Foul
Animals in LaboratoriesRecent developments regarding imports of endangered long-tailed macaques for experimentation underscore the role that financial incentives play in the primate trade, and shed new light on industry efforts to keep...
Two Funding Opportunities for Animals in Labs
Animals in LaboratoriesCalling on those who work with animals in research laboratories in the United States or Canada and strive to improve their welfare: AWI now has two funding opportunities—one to enable...
AWI Files Federal Complaint After Baylor’s Failure to Protect Rats in Undergraduate Course
Press ReleaseJune 27, 2023Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has filed a complaint with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), raising significant issues about Baylor University’s mistreatment of rats in an undergraduate Learning & Behavior Lab...
Science in the Service of Animals
Animals in LaboratoriesLocated in upstate New York, Farm Sanctuary’s New York shelter is home to more than 500 rescued animals, including cows, pigs, and chickens. As described in a recent New York Times article—“Why...
Senseless Killing of Rats at Baylor Exposes Institutional Oversight Failures
Animals in Laboratories“Animal welfare is our top priority.” These words are recited like a refrain whenever someone raises concerns about the use of animals for experimentation, testing or education. Next come assurances...